A tough call
Deciding when to raise concerns over suspected child abuse can be a difficult judgement to make
Applying your knowledge
GP and author Dr Chirag Mehta offers some practical tips on how to prepare for the MRCGP AKT
Conflicting accounts - medical case study
Delayed diagnosis of diabetes
Tackling a diabetes epidemic
A career as a GP with a special interest in diabetes
A day in court
A guide to fatal accident inquiries
GP prescribing - Room for improvement
A major study of general practice prescribing has found that one in 20 scripts contain an error. Can GPs do better?
Inside job
Prison GP Dr Iain Brew talks about the challenges and rewards of working behind bars
Paying the price
As the annual cost to the NHS of alcohol abuse hits £3.5billion, GPST editor Dr Peter Livingstone offers his perspective on the impact on primary care
Dentists must protect patients and themselves
Dentists are reminded to ensure they are appropriately and adequately covered to protect patients and themselves.
Caution sometimes best - medical case study
...The medical expert judges that Dr K should have considered the possibility of an ectopic pregnancy given the fact Mrs J had a positive pregnancy test and was having abdominal pain and irregular bleeding – also the patient had expressed an explicit concern...